Lyrics Billy Joe Shaver – Leavin’ Amarillo

Sometimes I want to hug her, sometimes I want to wring her neck
She wants to be a big star but she can’t even sing a lick
She’s got an ass about thirteen axe handles wide
And to stay here with her would be suicide

Screw you
You ain’t worth passing through
Hey, hey, you don’t route anyway
What more can I say?

I’m down at the station just trying to buy some gasoline
I’m leaving Amariller and I ain’t coming back again
You can’t buy beer here at the grocery store
But I won’t have to worry about that no more
‘Cause I’m leavin’ Amariller, I ain’t coming back again
Screw you
You ain’t worth passing through
Hey, hey, you don’t route anyway
What more can I say?

There’s a whole bunch of cookie-cutters waiting up in Tennessee
They make stars everyday and one of them could be me
I may buy me a hat and learn to sing through my nose
I may even buy some sequined clothes
But I’m leavin’ Amariller, I ain’t coming back again
Screw you
You ain’t worth passing through
Hey, hey, you don’t route anyway
What more can I say?

I’m gonna say somethin’ else…
Every doggone check I got from a club in Amariller bounced like a doggone basketball
If you think I’m going back there to get them checks straightened out you got another think coming

Aw, I might come back if I have to
Probably get lynched
They ain’t got no trees out there, though!